Development Pricing
Get transparent pricing for your development project before you commit.
Scoped before work starts. Line-by-line deliverables. No retainer guesswork, no ambiguous day-rate. Whether you need a code audit, discovery sprint, or a full custom build, you see the number first.
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Transparent Pricing
Pricing and Evaluation Hub
Where pricing, audits, and scoping actually live.
This is the evaluation center for Redefine's development practice. Navigate to the services under this cluster, or explore the full development hub above.
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The Pricing Problem
Most development quotes are guesses dressed as estimates.
You send an RFP, wait two weeks, and receive a range so wide it tells you nothing. Redefine starts with a scoping session so pricing is grounded in real architecture, not a sales deck template.
Old Way
- RFP out, two-week wait for a vague "it depends" range
- No architecture review before first invoice
- Scope creep lands mid-project, surprise invoices follow
- Day-rate contracts with undefined end dates
- No deliverable list tied to milestones. You pay for time, not output
Redefine Way
- Scoping call in 48 hours, proposal with line items in 3 days
- Architecture reviewed before first sprint begins
- Fixed-scope sprints with defined deliverables per sprint
- No commitment required to receive the scoped proposal
- You own the code, the docs, the repo, and the deployment pipeline on day one
Pricing Tiers
Every engagement type, priced and scoped upfront.
Redefine structures development work into three engagement types: Evaluation (before you commit), Build (fixed or sprint-based), and Augment (team extension). Every type has a defined scope and named deliverables before a contract is signed.
Evaluation
Code and Architecture Audit
From $2,500one-time
Full codebase review, security scan, architecture assessment, and technical debt report. Delivered in 5 to 7 business days.
- Security and dependency scan
- Architecture and scalability review
- Prioritized remediation roadmap
- 90-min findings debrief call
Most Popular
Discovery Sprint
From $4,500per sprint
One-week scoping engagement: architecture map, effort estimate, risk register, and a build proposal ready for sign-off. Credited against the first build sprint.
- Architecture decision record (ADR)
- Story map with effort estimates
- Risk register and dependency log
- Sprint 1 brief ready for sign-off
Build
Fixed-Scope Build Sprint
From $12,000per sprint
Two-week build sprint with defined deliverables agreed before work starts. Tested, documented, and deployed to staging by sprint close.
- Defined deliverable list per sprint
- Unit and integration test suite included
- CI/CD pipeline configured
- Code ownership transferred on sprint close
What A Scoped Proposal Looks Like
Every Redefine proposal lists stories, acceptance criteria, sprint assignment, and cost per sprint. All of this before you sign anything. The proposal is yours to keep regardless of outcome.
Team Augmentation
Embedded developers from $8,500 per month
Senior engineers embedded in your sprint cycle. Same toolchain, same stand-up, your codebase, your repo. Minimum 3-month engagement, 2-week onboarding, no headcount overhead.
- Senior-only engineers (5+ years)
- Tech lead oversight included
- Scale up or down at 30 days notice
Cost of Inaction
How much is a delayed build costing your business right now?
Enter your project parameters and see the weekly cost of not starting, versus the scoped investment to get it built.
Project Inputs
Architecture ADR draftedDone
Story map with effort estimatesIn
Review
Risk register and dep logIn
Progress
Sprint 1 brief readyTodo
Total opportunity cost of delay
$210,000
Across the delay window (14 weeks)
Team time freed
$42,000
saved at $150/hr
Revenue recovered
$210,000
from faster launch
Typical Discovery Sprint investment
$4,500
Credited against Sprint 1 if you proceed
These figures use your inputs. Real project outcomes depend on architecture complexity and team availability. The scoping proposal pins these variables before any commitment.
Client Proof
From fragmented stack to production-ready platform.
B2B
EcommerceHeadless
Rebuild
DrivingI
An automotive B2B platform serving dealers and fleet buyers with a legacy monolith that could not scale.
The Problem
The legacy platform could not support complex B2B workflows or scale efficiently. Inventory syncing was unreliable, catalogs loaded slowly, customer approvals were manual, and system data was fragmented across ERP, CRM, and marketing tools, creating operational bottlenecks at every touchpoint.
The Approach
A complete rebuild using headless ecommerce architecture powered by Node.js and Next.js. Real-time inventory synchronized directly from Microsoft Dynamics. B2B approval workflows automated. All ERP, CRM, and marketing data unified into a single source of truth.
Result
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Inventory accuracy across all catalog entries, achieved within the first sprint post-launch. Operational friction eliminated. Architecture ready for future scale without rework.
"The new platform delivers faster performance, reliable live inventory, and a smoother B2B purchasing and approval experience. Internal teams gained confidence in system accuracy."
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DrivingI Platform Team
B2B Automotive Ecommerce
Common Questions
Pricing questions we get every week.
No. You submit your brief, take a scoping call within 48 hours, and receive a line-item proposal within 3 business days. No commitment required to receive it. If you decide not to proceed, the proposal is yours to keep and share internally.
New requirements are scoped as a separate sprint line. You see the cost and deliverables before the sprint starts. Nothing goes into the backlog without a signed-off sprint brief. This is how we prevent the scope creep that inflates every other development engagement.
MVP builds: 6 to 10 weeks from scoping sign-off. Platform rebuilds or migrations: 10 to 20 weeks depending on data complexity. Enterprise custom software: 16 to 30 weeks. These ranges come from the discovery sprint estimate, not a sales deck template. Your proposal will carry a specific number, not a range.
Yes. The full discovery sprint fee is credited against Sprint 1 of the build engagement when you proceed within 60 days of proposal delivery. If you do not proceed, you keep the architecture decision record, story map, risk register, and sprint brief. These are deliverables with real value regardless of outcome.
Yes. This is often the right first step for teams unsure whether to extend their current codebase or start fresh. The software audit delivers a quantified technical debt report, security assessment, and a recommendation on rebuild versus refactor. It is a fixed-fee engagement with no follow-on commitment required.
All tiers cover our full stack: Node.js, Next.js, React, Python, .NET, PHP/Laravel, Vue.js, Angular, React Native, and cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Audit engagements additionally cover Shopify, Salesforce, and ERP-adjacent codebases. Stack-specific pricing is reflected in the discovery sprint estimate.
Get Your Scoped Proposal
Tell us what you are building and we will scope it.
No commitment required. Proposal in 3 business days.
Call within 48 hours · Proposal in 3 days · Sprint 1 within 1 week of sign-off
48 hour response
Proposal in 3 days
120+ projects
Code you own
What Happens After You Submit
- 1Scoping call within 48 hours
30 minutes with a senior engineer to review your stack, constraints, and goals. No sales pitch.
- 2Line-item proposal in 3 business days
Stories, acceptance criteria, sprint assignment, and cost per sprint. Yours to share internally, no commitment required to receive it.
- 3Sprint 1 begins within 1 week of sign-off
Environment setup, repo access configured, CI/CD pipeline wired, and first sprint deliverables in the board within the first 2 business days.
Other Evaluation Services
No Commitment. No Pitch.
Know the cost before you greenlight the build.
Submit your brief and receive a line-item proposal within 3 business days. The proposal is yours whether or not you proceed. Your team invests 3 to 4 hours per week total. We handle the rest.
Submit brief → call within 48 hours → proposal in 3 days → Sprint 1 within 1 week of sign-off